shovelling snow

micky · 2021-02-17T18:32:39+00:00

BTW. after all these years, I have a new improved way of shoveling thesidewalk, that's faster, better, and takes less effort. The whole word "shoveling" seems like the wrong word now because surelyshovel ling meant putting the shovel under the snow and lifting it andthrowing it to the side. The last two times, I used a spade, with a flat end. Just put it enddown on the sidewalk and slide it to the side. Lift it an inch or twoand do the next row of snow. No lifting the shovel or the snow, no throwing it, and for a guy withbreathing problems some times (well, only when I'm working hard), I cando four times as much without getting running out of breath. 60 feetinstead of 15.BTW, my father bought the spade around 1945 and except for some of theblue paint on the side of the handle wearing off, it's still as good asnew. Like this but the blade is not stainless and it's even flatter at theend.